That fateful day of June 12th 2025 when sky trembled, while nation cried over the catastrophic incident took place. This tragic incident not only claimed many innocent lives but the ripple effects resulted in unsurmountable questions that brought aviation industry and government response under scrutiny. Public, aviation experts and investigators eagerly waiting for the black box report promise to throw some light on the key reason of the occurrence. Uncovering what happened thousands of feet above and peeling away the layers of speculations.
Before diving into the deep technical details uncovered by the black box report, let’s first understand what exactly happened. On June 12th, 2025, at around 1:38 PM IST, Air India flight vessel Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner departed from Sardar Vallabhai Patel Airport of Ahmedabad, lost communication with Air Traffic Control (ATC), and moments before crashing into the doctor’s hostel of BJ Medical College in Meghani Nagar. The incident took place 30 seconds after the takeoff. At an altitude of around 625-650 feet pilot started losing control at 1:39 PM IST, registering a Mayday distress call.
Within minutes, news started to spread like a wildfire. Emergency services were directed to the scene, but the devastation had already happened. Although the government and authorities took action on a war footing to avoid any further impact and save as many lives as possible.
Eyewitnesses reported a plane flying very low with a strange mechanical sound, and then there was a sudden explosion. While there were many speculations about what happened remained subject to investigation and black box analysis have now been released.
After any tragic air crash, the most crucial piece of evidence remains The Black Box. This critical piece includes the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) and Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR). Together, these pieces provide an audio-visual narrative of the final moments of the crash. The black box records everything from engine parameters to pilot conversations.
The Ahmedabad Plane Crash Update this week released statements from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) that confirm the retrieval and decoding of the black box, the most critical part of the investigation.
Black box was retrieved within 24-48 hours of crash, on the rooftop of the hospital. Black box severely damaged and exposed to intense heat due to which it was send to U.S NTSB for advance data recovery. What does the black box report reveals?
CVR confirms the issuance of “Mayday” distress call at 1:39 PM at a loss of thrust, when there was a sharp drop in the altitude around 625-650 Feet before radio went silent. Tension in the cockpit regarding erratic readings of engine was also recorded.
Engine performance data, flap settings and landing gear position was is still under examination while early reports suggest that co-pilot may have retracted flaps instead of gear causing loss of lift.
RAT- an emergency backup system was deployed right before or during the aircraft lost height. RAT activation usually is triggered by dual engine failure and suggestive of critical power of engine malfunction during take-off.
Black box or forensic team has not found any sign of in-flight explosion or thermal damage pre-crash.
A heart wrenching and haunting final picture of the crash depicts, blaring of alarms as plane was rapidly descending. Final distress call “Mayday”, “Mayday” from the pilot followed by the instruction to the crew saying “brace for impact”. Final act also noted a selfless pursuit of the pilot when even in his last moments he tried his best to steer the plane away from densely populated area trying to save dozens of lives on ground.
Black box report triggered a reaction from the various facets of aviation industry as it clearly chalked out the vulnerabilities of the flight:
While more is yet to be disclosed on the crash matter, basis the initial findings following steps hold the likeliness for future:
We are expecting some international collaboration on this as well; like ICAO and other global aviation bodies.
While the black box has revealed the real-time facts, the test begins now. What is done cannot be undone but how responsibly authorities and aviation industry responds will shape the future. Transparency, safety reforms and justice must follow with a sense of empathy. While during the aftermath of the crash government bodies were swift in preventing the further damage but what follows will truly be exemplary. For the victim families, grieving citizens of India answers are not enough- action is what they need.
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This article is written by Sameeksha.
